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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Supreme leader emotional as Iran mourns top general + Australia sends troops, pledges $1.4bn for bushfires + Libya's Haftar forces say have taken control of Sirte + Harvey Weinstein sex crimes trial opens in New York + Lyon roars as Australia sweep New Zealand series Iraq-Iran-US-unrest,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader fights back tears as a sea of black-clad mourners pay homage to the top commander killed in last week's US drone strike that inflamed tensions across the Middle East. 850 words 2000 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Also moved: Iran-nuclear-diplomacy,FACTS Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-nuclear,CHRONO Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP SYDNEY Reserve troops fan out across fire-ravaged regions in Australia after a horror weekend as the government pledges $1.4 billion over two years to help recover from the months-long crisis. 700 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture. Video. Graphic Libya-conflict-Sirte,WRAP BENGHAZI Forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar say they have taken control of the coastal city of Sirte from the Tripoli government, as Turkey says it is deploying troops to shore up UN-recognised administration. 550 words 2000 GMT. Picture We will also move: Libya-conflict,CHRONO US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein's high-profile sex crimes trial opens, kicking off proceedings key to the #MeToo movement that could see the once-mighty Hollywood producer jailed for life if convicted on charges of predatory sexual assault. 800 words 2000 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Live video. Graphic cricket-AUS-NZL,3rdlead SYDNEY Nathan Lyon captures five for 50 and 10 match wickets in a crushing Australian 279-run victory over New Zealand, capping a golden domestic summer as they sweep the three-Test series. 600 words moved. Picture -- SOLEIMANI KILLING -- Iraq-Iran-US-unrest-Shiite,FOCUS BAGHDAD The US killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was meant to cripple Tehran's clout in the Middle East, but analysts see the allies of the Islamic Republic closing rank instead. 700 words moved by Ali Choukeir Iraq-Iran-US-politics-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON As a real estate dealer and politician, Donald Trump has always loved breaking rules and putting on a show. Now in Iran he's following the same pattern -- only this time as commander in chief of the world's biggest military. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Iraq-Iran-US-unrest-Israel,FOCUS TEL AVIV Under a clear blue sky in Tel Aviv, Nisan Katz vowed Monday he was "not afraid" of a threat by an Iranian official to turn the Israeli city "to dust". 500 words moved by Nir Kafri. Video Iraq-Iran-US-unrest-sanctions,FOCUS BAGHDAD US President Donald Trump's threat to sanction Iraqis "like they've never seen before" if Baghdad kicks out American troops has brought back haunting memories of a decade under international embargo. 650 words moved by Ayman Henna. Video. Picture Iraq-Iran-US-unrest,SCENE TEHRAN Downtown Tehran is brought to a standstill as mourners flood the Iranian capital to pay an emotional homage to Qasem Soleimani, the "heroic" general killed in a US strike. 500 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. Live video Iraq-Iran-US-unrest-NATO,4thlead BRUSSELS Tehran should avoid "further violence and provocations", NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warns, as tensions mount in the Middle East after US forces killed a top Iranian general. 700 words moved by Damon Wake. Picture Also moved: Iran-nuclear-diplomacy,Q&A Iraq-Iran-US-unrest-politics,FOCUS Iraq-Iran-US-unrest-Gulf-economy,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- Venezuela-politics,WRAP CARACAS Opposition leader Juan Guaido and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra, both claim to be Venezuela's parliament speaker following two separate votes and accusations of a "parliamentary coup." 800 words moved by Esteban Rojas. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Japan-France-Nissan-Renault-Ghosn-Lebanon,2ndlead TOKYO New reports emerge on how fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jumped bail in Japan, as the country's justice minister said border controls would be bolstered after the escape. 600 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video India-politics-crime-students NEW DELHI Protests are held across India after masked assailants wielding batons and iron rods went on a rampage at a top Delhi university, leaving more than two dozen injured. 450 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-politics-Labour,FOCUS LONDON Britain's opposition Labour Party kicks off its formal contest to replace leader Jeremy Corbyn, with centrists set to battle left-wingers in a fight for the party's ideological soul. 750 words moved by Joe Jackson. File picture France-politics-strike-pension,FACTS PARIS As the French government prepares for new talks with unions over a fiercely contested pension reform, AFP breaks down the proposals to show what would change, and who would be affected. 700 words moved by Joseph Schmid Britain-Indonesia-court-rape LONDON An Indonesian student described as Britain's most prolific rapist is jailed for life for a catalogue of sex offences on unsuspecting men he drugged then assaulted. 450 words moved. Picture - AFRICA - Liberia-politics-protest,Lead MONROVIA Liberian police fire tear gas and water cannon to clear thousands of anti-government protesters who rallied against the deepening economic crisis under President George Weah. 350 words moved. Picture. Video -- LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes,WRAP LOS ANGELES War epic "1917" shocks the Golden Globes by claiming the top prize for best drama film, while Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" wins comedy honors, boosting their prospects for next month's Oscars. 800 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Entertainment-US-television-Globes Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes-stars,QUOTES Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes-winners,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-Globes-foreign-SKorea-Bong,PROFILE Lifestyle-Britain-fashion-WalesBonner,FOCUS LONDON At just 29, Grace Wales Bonner is one of London's most promising designers, exploring black male identity through her eponymous menswear brand with looks that have caught the eye of celebrities such as Meghan Markle. 650 words moved by Pauline Froissart. Picture -- TECHNOLOGY -- US-IT-lifestyle-CES-5G LAS VEGAS It will be revolutionary when superfast 5G mobile networks come to our gadgets, cars and digital lives. But the road to 5G remains agonizingly slow at the massive Consumer Electronics Show opening this week in Las Vegas. 750 words moved by Julie Jammot. Picture -- HEALTH -- Thailand-health-cannabis-economy BANGKOK A medical clinic in Bangkok opens offering free cannabis oil to hundreds of Thais seeking relief from cancer, insomnia and muscle pain as the government drives home the economic and health benefits of their gamble of marijuana. 400 words moved. Video. Picture afp
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